Category: Examiner News

  • County’s second Buddy Walk set for Sept. 22

    Actor Chris Burke will serve as master ofceremonies at benefit County’s second Buddy Walk set for Sept. 22 Chris Burke Actor Chris Burke will serve as master of ceremonies at benefit For the second year, Harvey and Loretta Slovin are heading up the National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in Monmouth County, and are hoping…

  • Water resources association gets word out about drought

    Violators of statewater restrictions may face fines or jail time Violators of state water restrictions may face fines or jail time Members of the Monmouth County Water Resources Association (MCWRA) appeared before the Board of Freeholders seeking assistance in expanding public understanding of the long-term drought that the county is now experiencing. According to a…

  • A year later

    Towns to reflect on 9/11 and remember victims By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Workers complete a memorial at the Freehold Township municipal complex. A year has passed. While the nation has worked hard to overcome the devastating blow dealt its people on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have also had…

  • A year later

    The complicated journey toward healingOne year later,people affected by attacks still struggle with loss By jane waterhouseStaff Writer The complicated journey toward healing One year later, people affected by attacks still struggle with loss By jane waterhouse Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Linda Dickinson holds her son, Patrick, at the Monmouth County Remembering September 11, 2001…

  • A year later

    Gone soldiering: Parents wait for son By linda denicolaStaff Writer Gone soldiering: Parents wait for son’s return Dorney among first to be deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom By linda denicola Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Mary Beth and John Dorney proudly display a photograph of their son, Capt. Michael Dorney, who served as a logistics officer…

  • A year later

    County agencies preparingfor future terror incidentsResponse teams trainedfor radiation, biologicaland chemical weapons By alison granitoStaff Writer County agencies preparing for future terror incidents Response teams trained for radiation, biological and chemical weapons By alison granito Staff Writer For local county officials it is not a question of if, but when, their resources will be tested…

  • A year later

    Small airports feel pinch of tightening regulations By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer At two local general aviation (GA) airports, several planes sat unguarded on recent afternoons, tied down with cord to turnbuckles in the ground. The only barrier between them and a visitor were short fences which could be walked around…

  • A year later

    Closure means opening wounds for keeper of the list By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Keeper of the 9/11 victims’ list, Middletown Police Detective Sgt. Joe Capriotti sits at his desk and reflects on his job in the past year. He was the face on the other side…

  • A year later

    Young woman sees no relief in passage of timeKelly Gangwer lostfiancé Chris Grayin Sept. 11 attack By kathy barattaStaff Writer Young woman sees no relief in passage of time Kelly Gangwer lost fiancé Chris Gray FARRAH MAFFAI Jim and Janet Gray of Manalapan attend a remembrance ceremony at Brookdale Community College. in Sept. 11 attack…